|
|
Definition of Couchee
1. n. A reception held at the time of going to bed, as by a sovereign or great prince.
Definition of Couchee
1. an evening reception [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Couchee
Literary usage of Couchee
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the New York Stage from the First Performance in 1732 to 1901 by Thomas Allston Brown (1903)
"made her American d^but March 28, 1896; also Fatima, an Oriental dancer, who
appeared in the couchee-couchee dance. The Merely Bros., acrobats, ..."
2. The Stage in America, 1897-1900 by Norman Hapgood (1901)
"The revellers came out and gave an exhibition, with a sort of couchee-couchee
dance as the main feature ; Jessica was serenaded by a crowd with " My Lady ..."
3. Sketches in Crude Oil: Some Accidents and Incidents of the Petroleum by John James McLaurin (1898)
"Powerless to resist, the subject was hurried to the northern end of the field,
contorted violently, jerked through a species of " couchee-couchee dance" and ..."
4. Memoirs Illustrating the History of Napoleon I from 1802 to 1815 by Claude-François Méneval, Robert Harborough Sherard (1894)
"The couchee took place at ten o'clock, and orders for the morrow were given ...
couchee he rarely returned to his work-room; more often he withdrew to his ..."
Other Resources:
